The life of a 20 something living with fibromyalgia
Living with a chronic illness is tough It makes it hard to get out of bed Let alone achieve anything You feel stuck in a constant cycle Of pain and fatigue and suffering But you can still achieve Focus on the smaller things Like taking a shower or getting up Going outside or doing a… Continue reading Keeping a Sense of Achievement Despite Chronic Illness
How would you feel if we swapped bodies Just for maybe an hour or a day Not to hurt you or make you suffer But to help you understand Perhaps then you would treat me differently With more respect and kindness I'm not looking for sympathy Just a friend who understands It's confusing when your… Continue reading How Would You Feel If We Swapped Bodies?
I dream of being free from this pain Of sleeping and feeling refreshed Of finding a cure and getting better I dream of a life without worry Where I hope for the future Where I don't fear for my health I dream of the day I will be believed When doctors won't roll their eyes… Continue reading The Dreams of a Chronic Illness Sufferer
I feel let down by my illness It knocks me down at the worst times And completely fries my brain Leaving me in absolute agony It gets in the way of everything I do Holding me back from living life I end up in survival mode Trying my best to return to normal Unable to… Continue reading Let Down By My Illness
When you're feeling down and blue Please remember you are important No matter how useless you feel No matter how weak you are ... You are strong enough to carry on To fight your demons and your pain To come out the other end With a smile on your face ... You may think you… Continue reading You are Stronger than your Illness
I miss ths person I used to be The freedom I had before Before this condition took over Before I was forced to change I used to be so carefree Able to have a social life Free to do what I wanted Not held back by anything I've had to change a lot Develop a… Continue reading Miss the person I used to be
I live my life in pain 24/7I do anything to stay comfyTo feel less painWhatever that entailsI often look a messWith my hair downIt just hurts to put it upSometimes even to brush itI live in trackiesNot because I love themBut because they are comfyTight clothes hurt meMy skin is often too sensitiveTo wear jeans… Continue reading As Comfortable as Possible
We are the abled disabled Too ill to be well But too well too be ill Some days we can act normal As though we aren't ill That doesn't mean we're well We give anything to be our old selves So we do our best to seem well Hide the fact that we're ill We… Continue reading The Abled Disabled
Fibromyalgia doesn't just consist of one type of pain It can be anything from burning to stabbing to tingling or anything inbetween It could be a mixture of all of the above. This pain can form in any part of the body at any time. From the knees to the feet, the back or my… Continue reading The Truth about Fibromyalgia Pain
It is so hard to admit to myself and to others that I'm struggling, for a multitude of reasons I am battling my own guilt and doubt every second of every day The guilt that I cannot do things I used to be able to do The guilt that I have to rely on others… Continue reading Admitting my Struggle
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